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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When your first instinct is to assume an asst superintendent is wrong and you have the right answer, that's inexperience. [/quote]

And there are citizen commissions that go into this stuff in a ton of detail—boundaries (FAC), line item spending (BAC). You have a chance to work with staff and learn all the ins and outs of the policies—so that the committees can advise the board. [i]Then[/i] you run for the board. Or you go to every school board meeting and work session for a whole year before you run, like Noah Simon did. You don’t take one of five board seats to do the on-the-job learning, you’ll be wasting everyone’s time. Everyone on the FAC is smart and a fast learner, but it still takes two years to get how the CIP works. And we have no idea if you can effectively work with others on school issues if you haven’t been involved in PTA leadership or other committees. [/quote]

exactly, it's either naive or arrogant to show up and think you have all the answers and can fix APS when you just don't know what you don't know, [/quote]

new poster to this thread....I get what each side is saying here, but at some point the results are the results. APS is staring into a mild budget deficit this year that grows significantly in future years. At what point do you stop being deferential to a system that isn't coming forward with any solutions? In that environment, I think it's fine to have someone ask some potentially basic questions even if only to jolt peoples thinking. And the candidate isn't even coming at it from a "I want to tear everything down rawr" angle that you see some people advocate for.[/quote]

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